Chief executive officer

Definition and stakes

Charles Shattuck Hill,  The New International Encyclopædia (1905)

“ A president is the chief executive officer of a railway, and the other officers are generally one or more vice-presidents, a treasurer and secretary, and a general manager. The treasurer has charge of all moneys collected and disbursed, and is responsible directly to the president, who is assisted in certain duties by the vice-president. The duties of the general manager extend to every department of the service, all of which are under his control. ”
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Housing and Community Development Act of 1992…

“ EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— The term `executive officer ́ means, with respect to an enterprise, the chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, vice chairman, any executive vice president, and any senior vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division, or function. ”
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